High Needs Learners – Destinations (2023-24 Year-End)

Learner Destinations

All levels

We successfully support many of our high needs’ students into positive destinations, with the majority, 74.5%, going onto further education and training and 1.3% into higher education and 2.7% into work, which is a slight increase on the previous year. Of the remaining 21.5% many go into voluntary work or adult social care, which based on their starting points is a positive destination.

Impact on Regional Skills and the Regional Economy

STEM in the curriculum – trend analysis

Bar chart showing high needs learners STEM in the curriculum

In 2023/24 the percentage of high needs learners enrolled onto STEM programmes increased by 2%. There has been an increase in this area for three years running. This demonstrates our ongoing focus on ensuring high needs learners access the STEM curriculum, alongside their peers.

Progression to advanced level – trend analysis

Bar chart showing percentage of high needs learners progression to advanced level

Of the 75.8% of high needs learners whose destination was to into education, 47.3% progressed onto a higher level, 38.5% returned on the same level, however, this would include those returning on the same level but larger size of qualifications e.g. Level 1 Certificate to Level 1 Diploma and 14.3% returned on a lower level, which includes those who changed vocational area and, therefore, needed to build skills before progressing higher.